Chelodina
noun
Chel·o·di·na
ˌkeləˈdīnə
: a genus of freshwater turtles of Australia including the long-necked turtle
chelodine adjective or noun
ˈkeləˌdīn
-də̇n
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, perhaps from Greek chelō- (from chelṓnē "tortoise, land turtle") + New Latin -d-, formative of dental stems (as in Emyd-, Emys Emys, Testudo Testudo ) + -ina -ina entry 1